stardust

barefooted the moon
walks on a solitude of sand
with hints of stardust

'tis stardust on earth
the yellow pollen travels
till wild flowers bloom..

/original/zg

a winter's day

he pulls a rickshaw
and pulls and pulls through the day
to survive the night
........................
for a bit of sun
without passport or visa
migratory birds!..

/original/zg

distraction

run for bread & salt
for the breath that comes & goes
love undistracted
..........................
come rain or come snow
meditative nonchalance
a mountain unmoved
..........................
why lose my focus
for where is the distraction
'tis only my thought

..........................
no more digressions
not even you would stray me
from my love for you ..
..........................

/original/zg

doodle

every distraction
culminating in magic
each life a doodle
.......................
the moon just painted
all the dancing galaxies
in its' own silver..

/original/zg

welcoming

ordinary people
have been always welcoming
the tidbits of life
.............................
no one deserves it
orchestrated destruction
terror strikes again..*

(* nov 26.08-terror attacks mumbai)

/original/zg

childhood memories

uncomplicated
were the journeys to heaven
near by pizza shop
...........................
that love & laughter
that unburdened survival
whatever happened ?

/original/zg

courage

truth and non-violence
to combat the british raj
a strange mahatma
..............................
riches and beauty
nay,he renounced an empire
amazing buddha
.............................
abraham lincoln
' love of the common people' *
democracy lives
.................................
one stephen hawking
'a brief history of time' #
luminosity
.............................

/original/zg
[*Written by Ronnie Wilkins and John Hurley, and originally recorded by Waylon Jennings on his 1967 album, Love Of The Common People.]
[#A Brief History of Time is a popular science book written by Stephen Hawking ]

paradox

great hollywood scripts
true originality
the ghost writers know
..........................
happens in nature
the sun and rain together
as also in love
.............................
space of a closed fist
a heart could accomodate
more than the cosmos

teddy bearish dreams
nightmarish realities
a common address
...................
from positive truths
negative inferences
refracted vision
.......................
/original/zg

disguise

hollywood hoo doo
underneath the razzmatazz
such disguised sorrows
..............................
ubiquitous smiles
undiscernable anguish
clowning's not a joke
.............................
painstakingly done
a beautification job
you call it disguise?
.........................
/original/zg

gift

non commercial
you don't acquire but receive
the grand gift of life
...........................
no compensation
wishing nothing in return
a beatific smile
...........................
money cannot buy
power cannot generate
the seasons of love
......................
/original/zg

never ending

ending abruptly
wish it remained forever
illogical dream
.................
indestructible
glowing through the milki way
ethereal love
.......................
/original/zg

gold

without a worry
flaunt this unguarded treasure
let marigolds sway
..........................
one broken lantern
happily a flame flickers
this warmth is golden
............................
bare realities
autumnal recitations
diffused goldenness
................
/original/zg

serendipity

thirsting for the rain
simmering expectations
appears a rainbow
.............................
.insatiable
quest for enlivening fragrance
butterflies arrive
.......................
/original/zg

fleeting

colonial past
a pristine civilization
feels spiritual
.....................
a falling apple
could transform posterity
a fleeting moment
...............................
a conquered country
had to lose the kohinoor *
to fleeting beauty
.............................
caressed by lightning
the effect devastating
momentary life
....................
{*the 'kohinoor' is a diamond.the website- http://www.diamonds-are-forever.org.uk/kohinoor-diamond.htm
carries more info}
/original/zg

autumn

the summer is gone
autumn's not in denial
of what is to come
............................
play come september #
just return the old freedoms
this the world deserves
...........................
inseparable
the leaves console the branches
look beyond winter
..............................
for van gogh could see
the fall in a sun rising
golden perceptions!
[sep22-6.30 pm]
.............................
/original/zg
# theme from a '60s movie

seeds

imaginative
seeds pierce the wilderness
would wild willows weep*
............................
seed of compassion
an eternity flower
and a crown of thorns
..........................
with ordinary seeds
the elements interact
breathtaking blossoms
..........................
/original/zg
[revised:would wild willows weep*>
-edit:'whimsical willows!'*/ref:cmnts at no.7&8 ]

..........................

defenses down

always circumspect
contemplating a checkmate
wily politics
...............
looming thunderheads
the trees silently wonder
when will lightning strike
.......................
/original/zg

resolve

the will to resolve
peace,harmony and justice
all that the gods want!
.......................
unless we resolve
environmental issues
elimination!
......................../original/zg

spectacle

the sun disappears
weird abra ca dabra
a total eclipse!
....................
combating darkness
scholarly bespectacled
poets like fireflies

{revised)11.25pmIST[mon01.'08]
...................
a giant cactus
prospers in adversity
a huge spectacle!
......................
miss universe crown
specific parameters
determine beauty!
.....................
calamity strikes
their dreams and hopes washed away
floods disastrous floods
[bihar(india):floods aug'08]
/original/zg

homecoming

the perfect decor
the ambience of a dream house
but,simply not home!
...........................
they are the faceless
unknown david copperfields
wanting to go home
.............................
there is confusion
as her parents get divorced
a home is broken
.................................
one does understand
only in a foreign land
what home is about

[what home really is/ed]
.......................
the pet had been lost
many many miles away
but still returns home!
(animal planet)
..............................
/original/zg

stairways

just follow the words
through the stairways of your life
to find a poem!
..............................
such a distant moon
whim's silvern sensuous clouds
my only stairway!
...............................
the 'godfather' laughed
stairways to the underworld
you never ascend!
.............................
every syllable
took me closer to a song
step by step by step!
.......................

/original/zg

folly

nothing else but you
elevated consciousness
the rest is folly!
..................
suffering from aids
unaffordable treatment
this folly does kill!
.....................
people die in wars
the dealers of arms prosper
thriving on follies!
....................
simply patenting
civilizational heritage
for trade is no crime!
.......................
two lifetimes don't earn
what's lost on a vegas night
the wisdom of man!
..........................
just to keep alive
die innumerable deaths
life ain't no folly!
...................
../original/zg

face

the heavens caress
the rivers,seas,forests,hills
the face of the earth!
.............................
a hundred and eight
winters,summers,autumns faced
the oldest blogger!
/~olive riley~{demise july14.08}/
................................
human history
does it truly justify
the image of God!
..........................
innocent children
their faces are the scriptures
that are full of Him!
..........................
defacing the earth
to make a home beautiful
what a paradox![jul28]
........................../original/zg

rest

you could call it rest
the meditating carbon
becomes a diamond!
...................
minute particles
but if you disturb the rest
an atom explodes!
........................
the taj mahal grieves
love on a moonlit night love
time forgets to move!
.......................
[sat.jul26]
it's a mystery
do i really know myself
when i am asleep!
................./original/zg

myth

the ruins reminisce
of age old magnificence
a myth resurrects!
.............................
possibly the truth
if it's uncomfortable
label it a myth!
............................
the television
a myth or reality
the editors know!
............................
is it black magic
or just something in her eyes
that is killing me!
.........................
civilization
when you are gone and finished
will your Gods remain?
......................... /original/zg

through a window

it is my window
their doorway to existence
the birds come and go!
...........................
the hopes of watching
my favorite star tonight
dashed through a window!
.................................
every moment counts
now the miner's only hope
light through a window!
..................
shine through a window
or come with bag and baggage
enter, exit, thoughts!
............................
feel the opera
the colors,twitters,scents dance
why close the window?
........................
the only window
in his six by six cellar
is a lively mind!
........................../original/zg

doorway

somehow love gets past
the barricading doorways
like an SMS!
.........................
every doorway locked
the fragrance, a prisoner
elopes with the wind!
...........................
did slam the door shut
yet i fail to keep you out
dreams dictate the script!
........................
an easy way in
but once inside the puzzle
the way out is not!
......................
will such seeds to sprout
and send the blossoms anew
through the earth's doorways!
../original/z.g.
........................

melody

a silent world
the deaf hear
a melody of love!
......................
a melodious night
this moonlit tree
a wind instrument!
.....................
serenades with love
caresses the keys
unlocks a melody!
.....................
sunrise and sunset
a symphony of birds
who wrote the melody!
.......................
who needs the meaning
even when you say nothing
your silence does sing!..
~{meaningless melodies/june24}
/original/z.g.

transience_

day an eternal thirst
night a sea of infinity
dissolve in timeless transience!
.................................
from many light years
of transfixed twinkling
breaks free a shooting star!
................................
the big bang
was an explosion
but life evolved!
................................
the stork is still
waiting for the fish
to become history!
................................
transient thoughts
stay paused
in love's eternal moment!
.....................
is
forever
changing
[june20/08]..original/zg
......................

pet

the tongue lavishes love
a tail wags
who pets whom!
........................
sunbeam fingers
pet a.flower
the breeze is fragrant!
.........................
on the radio
my pet song
brings back childhood!
/[added after cmnt6]
.........................
inside the cage
a parrot says
i own the sky!
.........................
seen a dog
pet a cat
and a man surprised!
/[foster mom tales]
........................./original/zg

freedom

flying petals
freedom flutters and floats
butterflies blossom!
......................
the mind's not
a dark prison
but a free flowing sky!
.......................
sensitive eyes
captivate me
who wants freedom!
.......................
the statue of liberty
how it listens
to the poetry i read!
.......................
/original/z.g.

reflecting

the heart's dark moon
brightly reflects
your sunshine smiles!
.......................
her chest treasures
a love she hides
the eyes reflect honestly!
.......................
moonshine smile
reflected off dark goblets
that's the intoxicant!
........................
it's all hidden
i thought
till the mirror spoke!
........................
wasn't reflected
the image projected
the truth was!
(may28.08)
.........................
reflecting the past
the future just
becomes the present!
.......................
i'm dyin' to sink
in the unfathomable
reflections of your eyes!..
../original/z.g.

bleeding

no bleeding
the wounds, a gift
the hurt drips on
[may24.08]
.........................
the being a pen
the ink's sorrow
bleeding words a song
..........................
such white bridal robes
bleeding mad eyes
see a lady in red
..........................
the sea of dusk
a fiery red drop sinks
for whom the cosmos bleeds
..........................
the heart's white roses
i send as love
are bleeding red for you!
_/(message on a bouquet of red roses)/
.............................
parting a nightmare
yearning a dream
bleeding a reality..
[may22.08]
..............................
this quiet bleeding
from the pain of others
in your heart a Christ! /original/z.g.
..........................

warm

Keeps us warm
not the sun
no,nothin' like mom!//[happy mother's day!]
.....................
breathe my last
sense her touch
a death so warm!
....,................
killing desolation
i am not dead
with warm memories alive!
......................
at the tunnel's end light
me, a moth?
pulled and burnt alive!-/(added 05/15/08)
......................
mercury at sub-zero
what survives the cold
is a burning love!
......................./original/z.g.

deserted

grief v/s joy-suit(deserted)
plaintiffs, solicitors, jury
face a clues black-out!
..............................
li'l kids' queries
answers desert me
He alone knows!
..............................
chuckles happiness
the blues deserted
a fun feeling!.. /original/z.g.
...............................

'flowering' spring

..spring's with flowers afire
breeze,a mad desire
runs amuck..
*******************************
..burns the Sun
spins and spins
rainbow petals,flashy grins..
*******************************
..parched lips tremor
someone lip-reads
those spiritual flowerings..
*******************************
..dusk's blurred notion
finds self-expression
flowering petals reflect gold!..
********************************
..riot of colors
make no mistake
His hopes are flowering../original/z.g.

nature

..the fun with nature's truths is they quietly lead to many more..

color

livid colors jeer
in kaleidoscopes of fear
then virtual images disappear..

a color of love
the words conjure
so the rainbows blush../original/z.g.

the 'primitive'

..his leap's big
not diminutive
knows good from bad
so intuitive
the world is his
not a fugitive
oh! a mere monkey
the 'primitive'!../original/z.g.
ref//teri c//monkey..

the power (of words)

..simple words wield power
..where simple truths reside..

stranded

..God would punish the masochist
he would be stranded in happiness!!/original/z.g.

music!

i was touched by the melody
it was touched with sorrow!/original/z.g.

unrest

..nesting thoughts
face the unrest
flies away a blackbird../original/z.g.
{acknowledgement :watermaid/"stranded".OSI POST/}

black eyes

she sensuously says with so little
what i can't say with so much!
her kohl black eyes black out all else!/original/z.g.

prisoner

..
the prisoner had broken the jail to find freedom.In the free world he found that he still was a prisoner ../original/z.g.

portrait of a mountain lion

done in pencil and ink
with pensive dignity
choose to think
why kill for a living?
just ask the shrink
if i'm on
or off the brink!
not my fault scion
to be a mountain lion! /original/z.g.

chilled out chili

chilled out chili..
but lust burns
anger rages
simmers antipathy!
beware!
search socrates
find voltaire
no smoke,just fire
it's a live wire
or a hot chili's ire! /original/z/g/

wild flowers!

they refused to make friends with me,
so i made friends
with wild flowers!../original/ z.g.

spring!spring!

..watch the spring in my walk
for i'm the spirit of spring!
..a spring of feelings,thoughts and whims
such surprises i spring!.. original/z.g.

hostage

'meaning
is held hostage
to language
till understanding
sets it free!' /original/z.g.

emptiness

if i could drink the emptiness
i don't know what i'd feel
remain trapped in a sense of loss?
let the earth the sun reveal /original/z.g.

..reminders..

insanity in sanity..the echo goes on
the predator leaps,so does the fawn
one is so buoayant,the other all brawn
watch out for him ,or you are gone! /original/z.g.